Health Highlights: June 4, 2020
2020-06-04
Daily Aspirin Not A Good Choice for Healthy People
Certain Genes Linked With Severe COVID-19
Fauci Says Any COVID-19 Vaccine Would Be in Plentiful Supply By 2021
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Are Your Symptoms From COVID-19 or Seasonal Allergies?
2020-06-04
THURSDAY, June 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In the thick of the coronavirus pandemic, it might be hard to tell if you’ve come down with COVID-19, spring allergies or a cold, which all have some similar symptoms. Fever and dry cough are common symptoms of COVID-19, along with shortness ofContinue Reading
Kids Breaking Fewer Bones During Pandemic, But More Fractures Happening at Home
2020-06-04
THURSDAY, June 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a nearly 60% drop in broken bones among U.S. children during the coronavirus pandemic, but the rate of fractures that occur at home has climbed, a new study finds. The researchers analyzed data on 1,735 youngsters treated for acute fractures atContinue Reading
How to Get Better Sleep While Working at Home
2020-06-04
THURSDAY, June 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For many, work-at-home orders aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic have had an unintended side effect: sleep loss. “We’ve seen a significant increase in reports of stress-related insomnia in recent months,” said Julio Fernandez-Mendoza of the Penn State Health Sleep Research and TreatmentContinue Reading
Pandemic Has Left Nearly 43 Million Americans Without Work
2020-06-04
THURSDAY, June 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the U.S. coronavirus case count eclipsed 1.8 million and the death toll passed 107,000 on Thursday, America’s jobless rolls swelled to nearly 43 million. That’s close to one-quarter of the country’s work force. The U.S. Labor Department reported 1.9 million more peopleContinue Reading
No Evidence Marijuana Raises Stroke Risk
2020-06-04
WEDNESDAY, June 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Whether pot use increases the risk of stroke has been hotly debated, and now a new study adds to evidence that it doesn’t. “Our observational study looked specifically at recent cannabis use by reviewing drug testing data for people admitted to the hospital.Continue Reading
Health Highlights: June 3, 2020
2020-06-03
U.S. Cancer Deaths Dropped Over 20 Years
COVID-19 Drug Studies Questioned
Coronavirus Pandemic Creates Shortage of Antidepressant Zoloft
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Dogs Do Want to Rescue Trapped Owners, Experiments Show
2020-06-03
WEDNESDAY, June 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Lassie desperately trying to get Timmy out of the well isn’t a myth — your dog really wants to save you, a new study suggests. “It’s a pervasive legend,” said researcher Joshua Van Bourg, a graduate student in psychology at Arizona State UniversityContinue Reading
Case Study Examines What’s Behind Severe Kids’ Illness After COVID-19
2020-06-03
WEDNESDAY, June 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Four of the earliest U.S. cases of a rare inflammatory syndrome in kids with COVID-19 are described in a study that offers insight into the condition. The four children — aged 5, 10, 12 and 13 — arrived at Mount Sinai Hospital inContinue Reading
Many Protests Happening in Cities With High Numbers of New COVID-19 Cases
2020-06-03
WEDNESDAY, June 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new review shows that protests have now unfolded in every one of the 25 U.S. communities with the highest concentrations of new COVID-19 cases, stoking fears of a spike in new infections. The Associated Press analysis also found that some cities —Continue Reading